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| Coin -op | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I have a ols speedway game. It works when you first start but quickly when it heats up the motor ...
A: Jeff, I assume you're talking about a Chicago Coin speedway game. If you have a bad motor you can ...
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| Speedball Bowler Coin-Op | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My friend needs to sell an old coin-operated bowling machine he found in his father's basement after ...
A: Shuffle bowlers are fairly common, and so the values are fairly low on as is condition games. The ...
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| Chicago Coin Catalina Machine | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I was reading your comment to another question that neither makes of the Catalina Machine have ...
A: Your Catalina by Chicago COin had flippers. It was the earlier one by Marvel that didn't. My ...
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| Gottlieb Pinball Machine | 4/22/2008 |
Q: My fiance recently was given a Gottlieb Pinball machine. We would like to know how much it is worth ...
A: D. Gottlieb was one of the premier pinball manufacturers. In 1956 the produced the first 2 player ...
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| Pinball Machine | 4/15/2008 |
Q: I am searching for the estimated value of a Flipper Parade machine by Gottlieb. I thought it was ...
A: Yes, that is correct. Gottlieb in the early 1960's made a series of Flipper titled games that had ...
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| WORKING MODEL ARCADE MACHINES | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I HAVE TWO OLD "WORKING MODEL 'english machines. one is called the burglar and the other is called ...
A: Your Working Models were likely made by Frederick Bolland, an arcade operator and game manufacturer ...
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| Boom Town Pinball Machine | 3/27/2008 |
Q: There is a old wooden pinball machine called Boom Town that is for sale locally in Detroit. It has ...
A: The game Boomtown was made in 1941 by Success Mfg. They were not a large company and didn't last ...
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| list of collectible pinball machines | 3/25/2008 |
Q: I wanted to find a list of the top 100 collectible pinball machines. I have seen a few different ...
A: That's a hard question to answer. The top games by price can be found in the Pinball Price guide ...
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| coke machine | 3/23/2008 |
Q: I am restoring a coke machine vendo A23E, where can I find the proper decals for this machine. ...
A: The best place I've found for decals is: http://thesodajerkworks.com/ CocaCola can be very ...
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| Vintage Catalina pinball | 3/18/2008 |
Q: my husband owns a vintage wood pinball machine. I am not sure the maker or the year of the machine. ...
A: There were two pinballs called Catalina, made just after World War 2. One was by Chicago Coin and ...
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| Pinball machine value | 3/7/2008 |
Q: I inherited a 1 player 1944 pinball machine called "Oklahoma" It was manufactured in Chicago by ...
A: United Manufacturing was a partnership formed by two greats in coin-op history, Harry Williams and ...
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| 50s Chicago Coin Shuffle Bowling Machine | 2/21/2008 |
Q: Considering the purchase of an early 50s Chicago Coin shuffle bowling machine, 6 player. In good to ...
A: Puck bowlers, as I call them, are an odd machine to put a price on. Many times they can be found in ...
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| pinball | 2/13/2008 |
Q: Bally Carnival , still works , over 50 years old . Not interested in selling it. Whats it worth.
A: Bally was making so much money building slot machines that between 1948 and 1964(when they got back ...
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| Fortune Teller | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I just acquired a working Munves Ask Grandma fortune teller. Can you tell me the value? Would it ...
A: The Munves Co. made a Grandmother in 1954. The problem is that most Fortune teller operators ...
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| Rowe AMI Diplomat Jukebox | 2/4/2008 |
Q: it plays well and looks great. I am selling it and want to ask a price that's fair to both Mom and ...
A: Unfortunately, as far as the collector market goes, your jukebox has very little value. Jukeboxes ...
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| 1932 Gottlieb | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I am interested in finding the value and some general information of a 1932 Gottlieb 'PLAY-BOY' ...
A: Your game is one of the first, but not THE first, pinball game produced by Gottlieb. Dave Gottlieb ...
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| 1977 Star Explorer pinball machine | 1/20/2008 |
Q: Do you know approx. what this machine is worth in excellent condition
A: I'm sorry, but this is not a coin operated game and so pricing this game is not in my area of ...
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| gum ball | 1/8/2008 |
Q: hy, i just got a superior classic gumball style vending machine. its about a foot tall and i know ...
A: Carson, Unfortunately I am not well informed on new gumball machines, as I only deal with things ...
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| antique vending machines | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have five antique penny operated machines from a patebted 9-11-23 advance gumball machine to a a ...
A: The Advance coin mechanism was used in products from a wide variety of companies, so based on what ...
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| 1940 groetchen sparks trade stimulator? | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I recently acquired this machine from my fiance's grandfathers house. It looks identical to the 1940 ...
A: Groetchen was one one of the premier trade stimulator manufacturers. Richard Groetchen ran the ...
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| Pinball machine | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I have a partially dissembled Strikes and Spares flipper machine. Whe assembled, it works somewhat, ...
A: Your Bally Strikes and Spares of 1978 is one of the early games of the Electronic Era which started ...
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| SIMPSONS PINBALL | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF PUTTING TOGETHER A GAME ROOM AND ON OF THE MACHINES THAT I WAS LOOKING TO GET ...
A: Data East was actually a video arcade game company that decided to venture into the pinball market. ...
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| 1948 Chicago Coin "Crazy Ball" | 12/26/2007 |
Q: My wife and I recently inherited a 1948 Chicago Coin "Crazy Ball" pinball machine. It's in pretty ...
A: Your 1948 Chicago Coin Crazy Ball was likely designed by Jerry Koci, one of the brilliant designers ...
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| value | 12/23/2007 |
Q: larry i have a 1946 bally surf queen em fliperless pinball machine with all parts that could use ...
A: The company that made your game, Bally, grew from a small concern originally named Lion ...
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| 1965 chicago coin top brass shuffle | 12/13/2007 |
Q: Was wondering what a CCM Top Brass Shuffle was worth and the best way to sell it. Thanks
A: In 1965, Chicago Coin Machine-a division of Chicago Dynamic Industries was located at 1725 W. ...
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